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W. J. SCULTHORP BEDSIDE TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB-21,1918.

Patelited Au 5, 1919.

8 vwem ioz THE COLUMBIA PLANOORAPH cm, WASHlNGTON, D. C.

WILLIAM J. scuLTironr, ornnrnoinfmcn enng BnnsInnrrAnLn.

Specification ofietters Patent. A11 5, 1919.

Application filed February 21, 1918. Serial No. 218,410.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. Sour.- rrronr, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Detroit, county of Wayne, State of Michigan, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Bedside-Tables, anddeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of thesame, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertainsto make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to bedside tables and an object of my improvementsis to provide a simple and strong construction that may be easilyadjusted to place or stowed compactly out of the way and that may becheaply made.

I accomplish this object in the device illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing in which;

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a part of a bed with an apparatusembodying my invention attached thereto.

Fig. 2 is an inverted plan view of the apparatus separate from the bedshowing the supporting parts folded into position for stowlng.

Fig. 3 is an elevation ofthe parts ready to be adjusted to theirposition for use.

Fig. L is a detail section on the line D-D Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a section on the line E-E Fig. 2, and

Fig. 6 is a section on the line FF Fig. 2.

a represents the bed of which a is a side piece. a is the bedpost at ahead corner of the bed. 6 is a clamp adapted to be secured upon thebedpost a The clamp b is provided with a socket part or piece 6 whichmay have therein a ferrule 5 0 is the supporting table or platen.

d is a supporting arm, or bracket, hinged at P so as to turn about anaxis in the plane of said arm and parallel and adjacent to one of thesides of the table or platen. f is the plate supporting the hinge 7.This plate is secured to the table 0. d is a pintle on the outer end ofthe arm 0? extending vertically and adapted to fit in the socket 6 orferrule 6 and turn therein.

e is a second arm, or bracket, provided at. its outer end with asecuring eye e and at its inner end with a vertical upwardly ex tendingpintle e placed upon the socket b axially in line therewith and thepintle d is placed therethrough and into the socket b and ferrule 6 asshown in Fig. 6.

Thus the outer ends of both arms are secured and pivoted.

a: is a set screw by which the pintle 0Z may be clamped to an. adjustedposition.

9 is a socket piece secured to the platen or table 0 at the undersurface thereof and having a socket g therein adapted to receive andfixedly hold the pintle e 3/ is a set screw extending through the wallof the socket g and c is an indentation in the side of the pintle 6adapted to receive the end of the set screw to fix the arm 6 in oneposition. The method of using and adjusting the above device is asfollows:

The clamp 12 is fixed to the proper position upon the post with thesocket b at the outside of said post. The securing eye 6 of the arm 6 isthen placed over the socket and the pintle (Z of the arm 0! is pressedthrough said securing eye and into the socket. The arm 6 may be turnedinto the plane of the arm at and both arms turned around the hinge orpivot f to lie flat against the side of the table o-as indicated indotted lines in Fig. 2. Then the table may be turned around to the endof the bed as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1.

The end of the arm 61 next to the table 0 is provided with a guard plateh (Fig. 3) to accurately limit the relative position of the arm e whenit is turned to its stowing position.

To adjust the table into position for use the platen is turned to itshorizontal position or a little elevated therefrom.

The arm e is turned outward as shown in Fig.2 until the pintle 6 comesbelow the socket 9 the table is then allowed to turn about the pivot 7until the pintle e engages in said socket thus holding the platen 0firmly in its adjusted position. It may be more firmly secured bysetting up the screws :1 and m.

What I claim is:

The combination of a platen, an arm pivoted thereto, a fixed socket,theother end of said arm having a pintle adapted to engage The securing eye6 is.

in said socket, a second arm, a securing eye at one end of said secondarm, the pintle of said first named arm passing. through said eye andinto said socket, a socketon the, underside of said platen, the otherend of said second arm being adapted to engage in said last-namedsocket, the pivotal movement of said platen being adapted to bring saidlast-named socket into engagement With said second arm. 10

WILLIAM J. SCULTHORP.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, "Washington, 1).0.

